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Re: What TLG set "revolutionized" your building?
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Tue, 29 May 2007 21:06:49 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Karl Paulsen wrote:
> What LEGO set:
> ...made you approach building differently?
I'm not sure that my AFOL building experience was changed greatly by any set in
particular, but my childhood building style was affected by lots of sets.
- 6080 King's Castle had me obsessed with the idea of "opening" buildings with
hinges. Prior to that, I had built static buildings with removable/openable
roofs, or implied "4th walls" that weren't really there.
- 6952 Solar Power Transporter and 6954 Renegade blew me away with their
"configurable" system. I repeatedly tried to mimic that style in my building...
with... some minor success.
> ...caused you to integrate new techniques that have improved your building?
There have devinitely been a lot of techniques that I picked up from Lego sets.
- 6949 Robo-Guardian showed me the "racheting" idea used in order to keep the
overly-large arms from flopping down.
- 8480 Space Shuttle taught me how to actually implement a 'transmission' of
sorts
- 6973 Deep Freeze Defender made me realize that garage doors weren't just for
garages!
- Etc.
> ...inspired you to raise the sophistication and complexity of your building?
For me, this was the AFOL connection.
The biggest "aha" moment was after I built my AT-AT. I had been rather partial
to my own AT-AT, and had even seen Shaun Sullivan's AT-AT in person, and still
didn't have that "aha" moment.
One day, a question struck me about Shaun's AT-AT, so I went to go look at it
online again. As I looked at his collection of pictures, I thought "Oh, neat,
he's updated his gallery to include some reference shots of actual AT-AT models
used in the movies".
Then I looked closer. No, they weren't reference shots. They were his Lego
model.
For the first time, I was struck with the difference of making Lego models and
making models out of Lego. Not making something that was a good Lego model, but
something that instead looked as much like the *real thing* as you could using
Lego bricks.
> For me it was Cafe Corner (10182)
Personally, I hope that Cafe Corner takes *Lego* to the next level. I think this
set really raises the bar. It may not compare to what AFOLs can do with their
own collections, but it really sets a new standard for what Lego can produce,
and hopefully will inspire Lego to continue with sets that match its complexity
and design.
DaveE
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| Many of the folks here have long surpassed the techniques used in TLG sets, and the pictures that folks post here are the most inspiring things I've ever seen, but as it relates to "Official" sets, What LEGO set: ...made you approach building (...) (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.build)
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